Legal Opinion

Whitsett v. Blumenthal

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1876PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from, St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Carroll vs. Hardy, 21 Mo. 66 ; Shields vs. Bogliolo, 7 Mo. 134; Johnson vs. Devlin, 34 Mo. 427. . cited.: Wagn. Stat. 342, § 2 ; Evans vs. Hays, 2 Mo. 184 ; Steamboat Osprey vs. Jenkins, 9 Mo. 645.

1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, Judge

The propriety of the rulings which required the plaintiffs to give security for costs, and the dismissal of their petition for failure to do so, are the only points the record presents. From that it appears that two little girls, the heirs of a handsome patrimony, consisting of the undivided two-thirds of over three hundred acres of land, lying in the counties of Franklin and St. Louis, a large portion being within the present limits of, or adjacent to, the town of Pacific, were despoiled of their heritage by an unwarrantable proceeding in partition. Upon attaining their majority they,…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Deninger Et Ux. v. GossomSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  2. Biendorf v. ThorpeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
  3. Northup v. Peacedale Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1903
  4. Shuttleworth v. DunlopNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1881

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